Open AccessInfectious keratitis after transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy: A case report
Author(s) -
Suoqing Zhuang,
Vishal Jhanji,
Lixia Sun,
Jinyu Li,
Jingjing Jiang,
Riping Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1730_20
Subject(s) - medicine , photorefractive keratectomy , keratitis , ophthalmology , visual acuity , levofloxacin , cornea , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) promotes faster re-epithelialization which in turn can reduce the risk of infectious keratitis in the postoperative period. We present a case of a 22-year-old man with infectious keratitis in his left eye 8 days after an uneventful bilateral tPRK. A 2 mm × 5 mm anterior stromal area of corneal infiltration with a same sized overlying epithelial defect was noted at the time of presentation. His uncorrected distance visual acuity was 20/63 in his left eye. Corneal scrapings showed Bordetella bronchiseptica. The infection responded to intensive treatment with topical levofloxacin 0.5% eye drops. The final visual acuity was 20/20 in the left eye.